Part 4 The Undead Chapter 65 The Reward
In the villa of the Audra family, Emlyn met with fellow Baron Cassimy.
This bloodline in his “prime” is the spokesperson for Nibs Audra.
I’m also a baron, and it hasn’t been long since I reached adulthood……. Emlin muttered in his belly, stood up from the living room sofa, and bowed to the other party:
”Good evening, Your Excellency the Baron.”
Casimir was about to speak when his nostrils suddenly twitched, and his gaze then turned to the wooden box Emlyn had placed at his feet:
”The smell of blood?”
As he wondered out loud, he seemed to associate it with something and added after a second of silence:
”You hunted another target?”
Emlyn’s lips quirked in a smile and he shook his head:
”No.”
Then, he snatched up Cassimi’s question before she could open her mouth, and his smile deepened as he said:
”Not one, but two.”
Two? The middle-aged gentleman-like Cassimi froze for a moment, watching Emlyn bend down to lift the wooden box and open the lid.
During this process, the muscles of Emlyn’s face vaguely twitched and twisted a little, because in this series of movements, he touched the wound on his right hand.
Holding back from letting his expression change, Emlyn’s arm dropped slightly, causing the crate to tilt forward and downward, exposing its contents to the full view of the Blood Baron across the room:
Two bloodstained and charred heads were stuffed side by side in a pile of old newspapers, and next to them were dotted with two heart-like translucent objects, one bright red and flourishing, the other dark red and nearly black.
The visually striking image caught Casimir’s eye, causing him to raise his head in surprise, look at Emlyn in dismay, and blurt out:
”You did this?”
Although he could only identify one of the heads as belonging to Garris Kevin for the time being, the extraordinary characteristics of the two “vampires” would not be false!
Emlyn put down the crate, dropped his right hand naturally and gave it a small shake at the edge of his pants line before responding with a smirk on his face:
”Of course.
”It’s like this, after I got the 7000 pounds reward last time, I bought the ‘legacy’ of a certain baron in some extraordinary gathering, and relied on it to get a rank advancement.
”I do not wish to use money to satisfy the murderer who hunts our blood, but I do not want to see this ‘legacy’ fall into someone else’s hands, and besides, the trafficker may not be the hunter.”
Taking this opportunity, Emlyn told the story of how he had become a “Baron” and told the truth in every word.
It was a skill he had learned at the Tarot.
I already knew that you are a baron, do you think that you can hide your frequent purchases of all kinds of spiritual materials, borrowing and studying books on magic potions from our eyes? If it wasn’t for certain factors, I would have found you here and questioned you …… What surprises me is that with your combat level, with your state of not even having a single magical item and only wanting to buy dolls, even if you are already a baron, it is impossible for you to hunt two artificial vampires with ease and without causing a big commotion… …Even if it was me, I would have had to make adequate preparations in advance and get hold of detailed information to be able to do it …… While everyone was unaware of it, Emlyn had become so powerful to such an extent? Cassimi Audra couldn’t help but belly laugh a few times, revealing a fake smile and said:
”So it is.
”Emlyn, why did you hide it before? Don’t you want to be honored by the other Bloods with a Baron Excellency?”
Emlyn glanced at the expression of the opposite Blood Clan and said with his chin slightly raised:
”I was planning to tell you all, but then I ran into this hunting competition, so I thought to give you a surprise.
”Kasimi, I’ve already managed to hunt three followers of the ‘Primal Moon’, while the target you gave was only five, does this mean that I’m victorious?”
He couldn’t wait to change his address from His Excellency the Baron to Casimi.
Casimir’s eyelids jumped a bit and he laughed:
”Yes, that’s right. You don’t need to worry about the remaining two targets anymore, leave it to Ruth Bartoli and the others, so that they can still fight for some consolation rewards.”
It was only here that Cassimi felt that she looked too cold, and busied herself with a concerned comment:
”No injuries, right?”
”A little injury.” Emlyn raised his right arm and stretched his fingers.
Frankly speaking, the most serious injury he had sustained during tonight’s hunt was caused by scratching open his skin and veins after teleporting out of the Eastern District and smearing the cover of the Lemanor Traveler’s Notebook with his own blood.
Cassimi couldn’t play on the subject, and after a few seconds of silence, said:
”Congratulations on winning the hunting contest, you will have two prizes.
”One is that in the future, if there is an opportunity to become a Viscount within the clan, you will be able to go straight to the final list and receive free help with the ceremony.
”Two, you will receive a magical item, it is a ring made by the Patriarch himself in the ancient times, although it does not contain divinity, it has very powerful and magical abilities. Since the Patriarch did not name it, we all call it, ‘Lilith’s Ring.
”Also, as is customary, these two extraordinary properties will be attributed to the entire Blood Clan, so that perhaps two more newborns will be born, and you will receive £3,000 in cash in exchange.”
An ancestor personally made a ring …… Emlin although a little regret that the reward is not the extraordinary characteristics of the “Viscount”, but only the candidacy and free ceremony, but the blood ancestor Lilith personally made the ring is enough to make up for everything.
For a blood race with a strong sense of racial pride, this is the highest symbol of honor!
The elation subsided a bit, and Emlyn, who had been through many tarot gatherings and completed two hunts, vaguely felt that things were not that simple.
I was sent to Mr. Fool by the Ancestor, and now I have obtained a ring of the Ancestor, is it too much of a coincidence? Emlyn thought for a while, but could not get an answer, and could only decide to say a prayer to Mr. Fool later, telling the whole story, and see what advice this being would give.
Seeing that Emlyn did not speak for ten seconds or so after his joy had settled, Cassimy cleared his throat and said:
”That ring and the cash will be given to you tomorrow night.
”At that time, I’ll gather Ruth Bathory and the others and publicly announce that you’ve won the hunting contest, then I’ll give you the ring.”
”No problem.” Although Emlyn had little experience in similar matters, he knew that the “prize” could not be given in private, but had to be given in front of all the participants.
He did not stay any longer, and left the Audra family’s villa, getting into a rented carriage.
While the carriage was slowly moving, Emlin looked at the Crimson Moon hanging quietly in the sky, his mood gradually calmed down, and he couldn’t help but recall the details of today’s events, from which he summarized a lot of experience and lessons.
Finally, he calculated how many extraordinary abilities he needed to record on “Lemanor’s Travel Notes”:
”Used five ‘Lightning Strikes’, all used up …… and one ‘Teleportation’, one ‘Open Door’, and one ‘Open Door’. ‘, and one ‘Astrology’ …… That’s a total of eight, with two extra to pay for, or ten.
”This is a bit difficult, there are extraordinary abilities that should have no way to be recorded, just like my self-healing ability …… can only be repeated …… Heh, when we get the ring of the Patriarch, we can try to record the extraordinary abilities that it has ……”
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”Lilith’s Ring?” Above the gray mist, inside the palace like a giant’s residence, Klein sat on the high-backed chair corresponding to the “Fool”, pondering the content of the prayer of “Moon” Emlyn White.
He had thought he might be woken up in the middle of the night and have to provide help to some vampire with little combat experience, but he hadn’t realized that Emlyn had taken care of everything by 11:00, and had even “handed in” the task.
Emlyn prayed to the “Fool” in the first place because of the revelation given by the ancient goddess Lilith……. Now he has obtained K’s ring……. No matter who the ” Lilith” is who exactly, I have to beware of it, and then, beside the change …… Klein thought seriously for a few seconds, and answered Emlyn’s prayers in a low but calm voice:
”Remove that ring when you pray to me or participate in a gathering afterward.”
After delivering this matter, Klein returned to the real world, no longer worrying about being woken up in the middle of the night, and slept until dawn.
After having breakfast and resting for a while, he waited for his etiquette teacher, Vahana, to do a special training for the ball that would be held in his own house over the weekend.
With her dark hair pulled back lightly and her skirts swinging, Wahana led Dawn Dantes from the opening dance, familiarizing herself with the entire process.
During the light, soothing music, this etiquette teacher suddenly spoke:
”I hear Mrs. Mary paid you a visit yesterday afternoon?”
”Yes.” Klein nodded openly while lamenting that in the realm of human interaction, there were no secrets in this neighborhood.
Wahana nodded slightly and said after two seconds of silence:
”I heard that Mrs. Mary pledged all her shares to the bank and lent out a large sum of money.”
This is to remind me to be careful and not to fall into a possible scam …… The help I provided before not only allowed me to quickly enter the social circle of Birklund Street, but also there is also a constant stream of subsequent rewards ah …… However, Mrs. Mary pledged her shareholdings in order to secretly suck up more shares …… Klein listened quietly and said with a gentle smile:
”Thank you.”
He paused and added:
”I believe in the character of each of my friends, but in the business world, prudence and caution are always the codes that come first.
”I’ve asked Walter to hire a team of independent lawyers and accountants who will do a detailed, responsible investigation and come up with a plan that best protects my interests and best avoids taxes.
”Until then, I won’t make any decisions.”
Wahana half tilted her face, looked into Dawn Dantes’ deep blue eyes, and suddenly half sighed, half laughed:
”You are truly a man of wisdom.”
Klein originally wanted to say that this is maturity, but suddenly thought that Wahana’s husband had been cheated out of fabric before, relying on his own help to recover most of the losses, such a response would easily make the other party make associations and comparisons, which would be tantamount to mockery, so he changed his words in time, and laughed softly and said:
”All my wisdom comes from the lessons I have received before.”
”It’s hard to imagine you being fooled.” Vahana smiled down, “And because you’ve experienced so much, you can appreciate the different charms of various types of ladies?”
This rumor just won’t pass muster will it…… Klein laughed helplessly:
”Every flower has its beautiful place.”
Familiarizing himself with the entire process and the corresponding dances, Klein sends Wahana away, takes his valet Richardson with him, and goes to visit the Cowiem Company in the Jorwood district at the invitation of Lady Mary.